CRIK:Qld name teenage rookies for Shield opener

AAP Australian Sports – BRISBANE, Oct 12 AAP – Big-hitting Max Bryant and fellow teenager Nathan McSweeney are set for Sheffield Shield debuts after being including in Queensland’s squad for next week’s opener against Tasmania.

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BRISBANE, Oct 12 AAP – Big-hitting Max Bryant and fellow teenager Nathan McSweeney are set for Sheffield Shield debuts after being including in Queensland’s squad for next week’s opener against Tasmania.

He clubbed the fastest List A half-century by a Queensland player with a whirlwind 71 – 68 of them scored in boundaries – in a one-day clash last month with South Australia.

The teenager is in the Bulls’ Shield squad with his former Australian under-19 teammate McSweeney – a middle order batsman who can also bowl offspin.

Allrounder Jack Wildermuth has recovered from a side strain suffered last month during the Bull’s one-day campaign, while ex-Test quick Peter George has returned after being troubled last summer with a back complaint.